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A new hope for X-Wing? LucasArts making "aerial combat title"

Shameless wordplay aside, LucasArts has exploded the rumour-mill with hopeful chatter that they might be offering a new instalment to the X-Wing series.

They're looking for a 'Senior Gameplay Engineer' for an "Aerial Combat Title" in the works in San Francisco, with knowledge of "space-based shooters" a plus.

Already LucasArts have revealed they've got a secret open-world roleplaying game being developed thanks to other recruitment ads zipping around the Internet. The Star Wars X-Wing series is a much beloved franchise spin-off.

"Experience with flight sims, aerial shooters, and especially space-based shooters a plus", listed the job position on the official Lucasfilm website. The only other Star Wars title that could be in the mix involving a lot of aerial combat would be the Battlefront series.